George Bolt claims that Richard Pearse flew an airplane in 1903 before the Wright brothers

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George Bolt claims that Richard Pearse flew an airplane in 1903 before the Wright brothers

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First powered flights made by Timaru man?
First flight claim

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New Zealand aviation pioneer was the real deal
Biographer Gordon Ogilvie claimed that Richard Pearse flew on March 1903, months before Wright brothers.

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Aviation

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History of aviation
Contemporary Age
History of Technology

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Who made the first powered flight?

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New Zealand aviation pioneer was the real deal

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We don't know for sure if Pearse's first airplane took off in 1903

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